1
as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
that extended vacation completely recharged my interest in my job
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as in to revive
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
the collision has recharged efforts to make the warning mechanisms at railroad crossings idiotproof
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Recent Examples of recharge
After blooming, leave the foliage to recharge the bulbs for next year.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
Players have to wait for these moves to recharge over time.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
The Lightship batteries can also recharge EVs mid-trip.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 June 2026
But between games, where does New York’s star point guard kick back and recharge his batteries?
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 9 June 2026
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
Players have to wait for these moves to recharge over time.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
The Lightship batteries can also recharge EVs mid-trip.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 June 2026
But between games, where does New York’s star point guard kick back and recharge his batteries?
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recharge
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The agreement would immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the naval blockade, restoring a key global shipping route, according to Vance.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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State biologists also consider prescribed burns, 88,000 of which take place each year, as essential for restoring prairies, forests and marshes with new growth.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Olivia Rodrigo wore vintage Miu Miu plaid slingbacks with low-rise denim last week, while Dua Lipa recently revived olive crocodile boots from John Galliano’s fall 2000 Dior collection.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
14 June 2026
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Her recent work revives a dreamy Renaissance style to show its absurd incompatibility with the raging, petulant menaces in whom the world’s power is concentrated.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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How to vote Support your favorite restaurant by casting a vote, and feel free to refresh this webpage and make another choice or continue voting for the same spot.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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The tree of critique must be refreshed with new blood.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Despite the disagreement, Rigler said the ruling gives Cascadia supporters renewed confidence as legal challenges continue.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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What gives me optimism is that science has a sort of intrinsic way of renewing itself generationally.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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The report states that 39 percent of total freshwater withdrawals was replenished to nature in 2025.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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The companies buying the barrels are pledging to replenish them.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Since then, the editing capability of CRISPR has been tested on everything from developing disease treatments to engineering drought-resistant crops to resurrecting genes of extinct species.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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Six years later — after her Alligator Bites Never Heal mixtape fired her into the sun — a TikTok trend resurrected it.—
John Kennedy,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2026
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“Recharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recharge. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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